The fourth AMP SoCal Bi-Annual Meeting took place on September 20, 2018.
Meeting Program & Agenda
- Welcome Presentations
- Keynote Address
- Panel 1: Opportunities Related to Drones, Space, and Cybersecurity
- The Case for Adopting Additive Manufacturing: A Conversation with William Haas
- Panel 2: Preparing the Next Workforce
- Future Trends for the Industry from the Department of Defense: A Conversation with Darren Curtis
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Presentation Videos
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Welcome Presentations
- Opening Remarks and Overview – Libby Williams, Project Manager & Economic Development Specialist, USC Center for Economic Development – AMP SoCal
- University Welcome – Neeraj Sood, Ph.D., Vice Dean for Research, Sol Price School of Public Policy, University of Southern California
- CED Welcome – Deepak Bahl, Program Director and Co-Principal Investigator, USC Center for Economic Development
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Keynote Address
- Arnie Streland, Senior Director, Strategy and Business Development, Northrop Grumman
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Panel 1: Opportunities Related to Drones, Space, and Cybersecurity
Aerospace has always been at the cutting edge of technology, with new advances in drones and space exploration reinventing how we travel the skies. But cybersecurity is increasingly necessary to protect that technology, and has become a mandatory measure for the supply chain within the Defense sectors. This panel will discuss opportunities within the drone and space industry, and how mindful cybersecurity measures will protect businesses who pursue those opportunities.
- Moderator: David Barnhart, USC Viterbi School of Engineering, Director, Space Technology and Systems Group
- Kent Nerhus, Director of Business Development, K2 Unmanned Systems
- Dr. Clifford Neuman, USC Viterbi School of Engineering, Director, USC Center for Computer Systems Security, USC Information Sciences Institute
- Andrew Duggleby, Sr. Manager for Launch Operations and Payload Operations, Virgin Orbit
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The Case for Adopting Additive Manufacturing and New Manufacturing Technology
Optimize your business with the latest in cutting-edge machinery and production techniques
- Moderator: Chris Wentworth, Additive Manufacturing Practice Lead, CMTC
- William Haas, Procurement Manager, BDS Supply Chain, Boeing
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Panel 2: Preparing the Next Workforce
Hire the employees your manufacturing business needs by utilizing a variety of resources and best practices
- Moderator: Julianna Kirby, Director of Client Services, Chief Operating Officer, Training Funding Partners
- Linda Kurokawa, Director, Community Education & Workforce Development, Mira Costa College
- Joel Morgan, Regional Director, Goodwill Southern California
- David Fisher, President, S&H Machine
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Future Trends for the Industry from the Department of Defense
Industrial Policy office provides detailed analyses and in-depth understanding of the increasingly global, commercial, and financially complex industrial supply chain essential to our national defense
- Moderator: William Pannier, Esq., Pannier Law, Board Member, NDIA – Greater Los Angeles Chapter
- Darren Curtis, Senior Technical Analyst, Contractor Support to OSD/A&S -Industrial Policy, Office of Manufacturing and Industrial Base Policy, U.S. Department of Defense
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